NAME

black - uncompromising Python code formatter

SUMMARY

black is the uncompromising Python code formatter. By using it, you agree to cede control over minutiae of hand-formatting. In return, Black gives you speed, determinism, and freedom from pycodestyle nagging about formatting. You will save time and mental energy for more important matters.

USAGE

black [OPTIONS] [SRC]...

COMMON OPTIONS

Options:
-c,--code TEXT
Format the code passed in as a string.
-l,--line-length INTEGER
How many characters per line to allow. [default: 88]

-t, --target-version [py27|py33|py34|py35|py36|py37|py38|py39]
Python versions that should be supported by Black's output. [default: per-file auto- detection]

--pyi
Format all input files like typing stubs regardless of file extension (useful when piping source on standard input).
-S, --skip-string-normalization
Don't normalize string quotes or prefixes.
-C, --skip-magic-trailing-comma
Don't use trailing commas as a reason to split lines.
--check
Don't write the files back, just return the status. Return code 0 means nothing would change. Return code 1 means some files would be reformatted. Return code 123 means there was an internal error.
--diff
Don't write the files back, just output a diff for each file on stdout.

--color / --no-color Show colored diff. Only applies when
--diff is given.
--fast / --safe If --fast given, skip temporary sanity
checks. [default: --safe]

--include TEXT
A regular expression that matches files and directories that should be included on recursive searches. An empty value means all files are included regardless of the name. Use forward slashes for directories on all platforms (Windows, too). Exclusions are calculated first, inclusions later. [default: .pyi?$]
--exclude TEXT
A regular expression that matches files and directories that should be excluded on recursive searches. An empty value means no paths are excluded. Use forward slashes for directories on all platforms (Windows, too). Exclusions are calculated first, inclusions later. [default: /(.git|.hg|.mypy_cache| .tox|.venv|_build|buck-out|build|dist)/]
--extend-exclude TEXT
Like --exclude, but adds additional files and directories on top of the excluded ones. (Useful if you simply want to add to the default)
--force-exclude TEXT
Like --exclude, but files and directories matching this regex will be excluded even when they are passed explicitly as arguments.
--stdin-filename TEXT
The name of the file when passing it through stdin. Useful to make sure Black will respect --force-exclude option on some editors that rely on using stdin.
-q, --quiet
Don't emit non-error messages to stderr. Errors are still emitted, silence those with 2>/dev/null.
-v, --verbose
Also emit messages to stderr about files that were not changed or were ignored due to --exclude=.
--version
Show the version and exit.
--config FILE
Read configuration from PATH.
-h, --help
Show this message and exit.


2018 Łukasz Langa